Vikings Receive Votes in NABC Poll
KANSAS CITY, MO — Augustana men’s basketball received votes in the NABC Division II Coaches’ Poll for the second straight week.
Minnesota State and St. Cloud State are the only two Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference teams from the league in the top 25. MSU is ranked 21st while St. Cloud State currently sits at 18th.
Along with Augustana, MSU Moorhead and Winona State also received votes in this week’s poll.
Augustana (8-1, 4-1 NSIC) returns to action on Jan. 4 hosting No. 21 Minnesota State.
| NABC/Division II Coaches Poll (Dec. 18, 2012- Poll #5) | ||||
| Rank | Team (1st Place Votes) | Record | Points | Last week |
| 1 | West Liberty (13) | 8-0 | 395 | 1 |
| 2 | Metro State (1) | 9-0 | 378 | 3 |
| 3 | Alabama-Huntsville (1) | 7-1 | 364 | 4 |
| 4 | Bellarmine (1) | 8-0 | 352 | 5 |
| 5 | Western Washington | 8-0 | 325 | 8 |
| 6 | Cal Poly Ponoma | 8-0 | 325 | 8 |
| 7 | Seattle Pacific | 8-1 | 298 | 9 |
| 8 | Washburn | 7-1 | 266 | 2 |
| 9 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 6-0 | 257 | 13 |
| 10 | Franklin Pierce | 7-1 | 244 | 12 |
| 11 | Indianapolis | 7-0 | 239 | 14 |
| 12 | Augusta State | 5-0 | 229 | 15 |
| 13 | Assumption | 8-0 | 183 | 17 |
| 14 | Drury | 7-0 | 172 | 19 |
| 15 | Barton | 7-1 | 156 | 16 |
| 16 | Indiana (Pa.) | 6-1 | 148 | 18 |
| 17 | Southern Indiana | 6-1 | 142 | 7 |
| 18 | Newman | 9-0 | 121 | NR |
| 19 | St. Cloud State | 7-1 | 109 | 11 |
| 20 | Lincoln Memorial | 7-1 | 95 | 20 |
| 21 | Minnesota State | 8-1 | 85 | 21 |
| 22 | Tampa | 8-0 | 81 | 21 |
| 23 | Winston-Salem State | 7-2 | 52 | 23 |
| 24 | Findlay | 6-2 | 36 | 24 |
| 25 | Alaska Anchorage | 8-2 | 33 | 25 |
Dropped out: Northwest Missouri State (10).
Others receiving votes: Adams State (Colo.) 31, Florida Southern 22, Cal State-San Bernardino 8, West Texas A&M 6, Fort Lewis (Colo.) 4, Grand Canyon (Ariz.) 4, Michigan Tech 4, Northwest Missouri State 4, North Alabama 3, Augustana (S.D.) 2, Harding (Ark.) 2, Minnesota State-Moorhead 2, Shepherd (W.Va.) 2, Rollins (Fla.) 1, Winona State (Minn.) 1.
Courtesy: Augustana College
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